Six countries, six reform models--the healthcare reform experience of Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and Taiwan: healthcare reforms "under the radar screen"
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Jersey World Scientific 2009
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Israel : partial health care reform as laboratory of ongoing change / David Chinitz and Rachel Meislon -- Change and continuity in Dutch health care : origins and consequences of the 2006 health insurance reforms / Kieke G.H. Okma and Hans Maarse -- Reform and re-reform of the New Zealand system / Toni Ashton and Tim Tenbensel -- Health care reforms in Singapore / Meng-Kin Lim -- Consumer-driven versus regulated health insurance in Switzerland / Luca Crivelli and Iva Bolgiani -- Taiwan's national health insurance system : high value for the dollar / Tsung-Mei Cheng -- Conclusions : debates, reforms, and policy adjustments / Kieke G.H. Okma and Luca Crivelli
This book presents the healthcare reform experiences of six small- to mid-sized, but dynamic, economies spanning the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Europe. Usually not given serious consideration in major international comparisons because of their small size, each in fact provides a fascinating case study that illuminates the understanding of the dynamics of healthcare reform. Although dissimilar in historical and cultural backgrounds, they share some important features: all faced very similar pressures for change in the 1970s and 1980s; all considered a very similar range of policy options
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ISBN:9789814261586
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